> > The "temperature" is a user adjusted parameter which controls the width > > of the distribution. At higher "temperatures" the probability of > > picking a sub-optimal node increases (at 20K p1=37.754% p2=62.22%) -- > > the distribution widens. At lower temperatures the system reduces to > > the current routing scheme. > > First, what would be the purpose of having this be a user adjusted > parameter, versus something the node handles itself? > > Second, why make it adjustable at all? What would be gained by twiddling > with the setting? The best reason I can think of is to see if one setting > gives better results than another, but it's hard to quantify that. What > do you measure?
Well, I was thinking that getting stuck with poor routing info is more likely when the node is first setup -- therefore, it could be scripted so that the node is more likely to try random paths when it is new, with the assumption that after a few weeks the routing table should look pretty solid (lower the temperature). In terms of measurement, you could look at average retrieval times (although these could take days to show a minor difference) Cheers, J _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hawk.freenetproject.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech
